WordPress Simple PayPal Shopping Cart <= 5.1.3 - Insecure Direct Object Reference
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
The WordPress Simple Shopping Cart plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.3 due to lack of randomization of a user controlled key. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to access customer shopping carts and edit product links, add or delete products, and discover coupon codes.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-3874
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x26p-4qc2-77fw
References
Other 7
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wordpress-simple-paypal-shopping-cart/tags/5.1.2/includes/class-wpsc-cart.php#L68
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wordpress-simple-paypal-shopping-cart/tags/5.1.2/includes/class-wpsc-cart.php#L32
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wordpress-simple-paypal-shopping-cart/tags/5.1.2/wp_shopping_cart.php#L525
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wordpress-simple-paypal-shopping-cart/tags/5.1.2/wp_shopping_cart.php#L158
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wordpress-simple-paypal-shopping-cart/tags/5.1.2/wp_shopping_cart.php#L265
- https://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/ecommerce/wp-shopping-cart
- https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_generate_password/
More mra13 Wordpress Simple Paypal Shopping Cart vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-04270 WordPress Simple Shopping Cart < 4.6.2 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2013-02366 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the WordPress Simple Paypal Shopping… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2023-01352 The WP Simple Shopping Cart plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2025-03436 WordPress Simple PayPal Shopping Cart <= 5.1.3 - Insecure Direct Object Reference via 'quantity' CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2025-03437 WordPress Simple PayPal Shopping Cart <= 5.1.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2023-05954 WordPress Simple Shopping Cart <= 4.7.1 - Authenticated(Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-3874 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-3874 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x26p-4qc2-77fw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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